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Madison Allen & Nicole Cogburn

Token Economy

The purpose of our research was to understand the purpose and effectiveness of a token economy in a classroom setting as a means of classroom management. Research was collected through various resources including Tools for Teaching (2007), scholarly journals, and websites. The findings include that, “”an incentive along with the structure for delivering it is called an incentive system,”” (Jones, 2007, p.106). A token economy is categorized as a complex incentive system. A token economy is a system of positive reinforcement in which tokens are administered and exchanged for rewards. Token economies can be successful in influencing academic, social, and classroom skills. One of the most positive aspects of token economies is that they are set up to reinforce appropriate behavior and prevent inappropriate behavior. 

EDUC 321, Classroom Management

Brian Kaelin

Banquet Room

10 AM – Noon

Nicole Cogburn

Luke

The purpose of this case study was to understand and study the cognitive, physical, identity, social, and moral development of a seven year old boy named Luke and apply concepts from child and adolescent researchers such as Piaget, Erickson, and Marcia. Research was conducted over a short period of time, approximately four weeks. Different methods of collecting data include observations, interviews of the participant, the participants mother, father, and teacher, assessments that focused on learning style and level of cognitive development, and extant data such as report cards, and test scores. The findings include that the participant is developing normal and healthy in four out of the five domains. In the cognitive domain, the participant struggles with phonemics and morphology, and thus have difficulty making sense of words. My suggestion is that the parents of the participant seek testing for an IEP in reading. To increase a liking for reading, Luke should listen to auditory books, play reading and writing games, and books should be read to him. In short, reading should be made fun for Luke.

EDUC 330 Child Development

Brian Kaelin

Banquet Room

10 AM – Noon